The 1976 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first university in the Arizona Territory.
T ...
in the
1976 NCAA Division I baseball season
The 1976 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1976. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded w ...
. The team was coached by
Jerry Kindall
Gerald Donald Kindall (May 27, 1935 – December 24, 2017) was an American professional baseball player and college baseball player and coach. He was primarily a second baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) who appeared in 742 games played over ...
in his 4th season at Arizona.
The Wildcats won the
College World Series
The College World Series (CWS), officially the NCAA Men's College World Series (MCWS), is an annual baseball tournament held in June in Omaha, Nebraska. The MCWS is the culmination of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Divisi ...
, defeating the
Eastern Michigan Hurons in the championship game.
Roster
Schedule
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, February 13 , , , , 13–2 , , 1–0 , , –
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, February 14 , , Pepperdine , , 8–0 , , 2–0 , , –
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, February 14 , , Pepperdine , , 15–3 , , 3–0 , , –
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, February 16 , , , , 17–10 , , 4–0 , , –
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, February 17 , , Cal State Dominguez Hills , , 11–6 , , 5–0 , , –
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, February 20 , , , , 3–5 , , 5–1 , , –
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, February 21 , , Azusa Pacific , , 9–0 , , 6–1 , , –
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, February 21 , , Azusa Pacific , , 10–0 , , 7–1 , , –
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, February 23 , , , , 4–3 , , 8–1 , , –
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, February 24 , , Cal Poly Pomona , , 12–7 , , 9–1 , , –
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, February 25 , , Cal Poly Pomona , , 11–7 , , 10–1 , , –
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, February 26 , , , , 6–7 , , 10–2 , , –
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, February 27 , , San Diego State , , 11–5 , , 11–2 , , –
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, February 28 , , San Diego State , , 5–3 , , 12–2 , , –
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, February 28 , , San Diego State , , 14–13 , , 13–2 , , –
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, March 1 , , at , , 6–7 , , 13–3 , , –
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, March 2 , , Grand Canyon , , 15–0 , , 14–3 , , –
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, March 5 , , , , 8–5 , , 15–3 , , –
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, March 6 , , La Verne , , 9–6 , , 16–3 , , –
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, March 8 , , , , 7–1 , , 17–3 , , –
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, March 8 , , Oklahoma , , 6–3 , , 18–3 , , –
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, March 9 , , Oklahoma , , 14–1 , , 19–3 , , –
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, March 9 , , Oklahoma , , 9–8 , , 20–3 , , –
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, March 11 , , at San Diego State , , 7–1 , , 21–3 , , –
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, March 12 , , at San Diego State , , 1–5 , , 21–4 , , –
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, March 13 , , at San Diego State , , 4–6 , , 21–5 , , –
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, March 13 , , at San Diego State , , 6–4 , , 22–5 , , –
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, March 15 , , at Pepperdine , , 3–4 , , 22–6 , , –
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, March 13 , , at , , 0–5 , , 22–7 , , –
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, March 16 , , at Pepperdine , , 1–0 , , 23–7 , , –
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, March 17 , , , , 3–4 , , 23–8 , , –
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, March 18 , , Southern California , , 4–6 , , 23–9 , , –
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, March 19 , , La Verne , , 10–5 , , 24–9 , , –
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, March 20 , , La Verne , , 6–10 , , 24–10 , , –
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, March 20 , , La Verne , , 4–3 , , 25–10 , , –
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, March 23 , , , , 17–2 , , 26–10 , , –
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, March 25 , , Southern California , , 8–0 , , 27–10 , , –
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, March 26 , , Southern California , , 8–5 , , 28–10 , , –
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, March 27 , , Southern California , , 8–4 , , 29–10 , , –
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, April 1 , , vs. , , 14–6 , , 30–10 , , –
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, April 2 , , vs. Northern Arizona , , 9–3 , , 31–10 , , –
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, April 3 , , vs. Northern Arizona , , 6–0 , , 32–10 , , –
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, April 8 , , at
Arizona State
Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the ...
, , 2–7 , , 32–11 , , 0–1
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, April 9 , , at Arizona State , , 9–11 , , 32–12 , , 0–2
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, April 10 , , at Arizona State , , 5–6 , , 32–13 , , 0–3
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, April 17 , , , , 15–3 , , 33–13 , , 1–3
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, April 17 , , UTEP , , 8–1 , , 34–13 , , 2–3
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, April 18 , , UTEP , , 12–1 , , 35–13 , , 3–3
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, April 23 , , , , 5–3 , , 36–13 , , 4–3
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, April 24 , , New Mexico , , 8–6 , , 37–13 , , 5–3
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, April 24 , , New Mexico , , 8–3 , , 38–13 , , 6–3
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, April 30 , , at UTEP , , 16–0 , , 39–13 , , 7–3
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, May 1 , , at UTEP , , 3–1 , , 40–13 , , 8–3
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, May 1 , , at UTEP , , 10–3 , , 41–13 , , 9–3
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, May 7 , , at New Mexico , , 6–3 , , 42–13 , , 10–3
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, May 8 , , at New Mexico , , 6–3 , , 43–13 , , 11–3
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, May 9 , , at New Mexico , , 10–4 , , 44–13 , , 12–3
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, May 13 , , Arizona State , , 1–2 , , 44–14 , , 12–4
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, May 14 , , Arizona State , , 4–9 , , 44–15 , , 12–5
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, May 15 , , Arizona State , , 9–14 , , 44–16 , , 12–6
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, May 21 , , vs. , , 19–0 , , 45–16
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, May 22 , , vs. Wyoming , , 6–2 , , 46–16
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, May 24 , , vs. , , 7–6 , , 47–16
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, May 25 , , vs. BYU , , 4–0 , , 48–16
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, May 28 , , vs. , , 5–0 , , 49–16
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, May 29 , , vs. , , 10–1 , , 50–16
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, May 30 , , vs. , , 10–1 , , 51–16
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, June 12 , , vs. Arizona State , ,
Rosenblatt Stadium
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, June 13 , , vs. Oklahoma , , Rosenblatt Stadium , , 10–2 , , 52–17
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, June 14 , , vs.
Clemson , , Rosenblatt Stadium , , 10–6 , , 53–17
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, June 16 , , vs.
Eastern Michigan
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, , Rosenblatt Stadium , , 11–6 , , 54–17
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, June 17 , , vs. Arizona State , , Rosenblatt Stadium , , 5–1 , , 55–17
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, June 18 , , vs. Eastern Michigan , , Rosenblatt Stadium , , 7–1 , , 56–17
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Awards and honors
;Bob Challk
* College World Series All-Tournament Team
;Craig Giola
* First Team All-WAC South
;Ron Hassey
* College World Series All-Tournament Team
* First Team All-WAC South
;Steve Powers
*
College World Series Most Outstanding Player
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;Dave Stegman
* First Team All-American
* College World Series All-Tournament Team
* First Team All-WAC South
;Pete Van Horne
* College World Series All-Tournament Team
;Glenn Wendt
* First Team All-WAC South
Wildcats in the 1976 MLB Draft
The following members of the Arizona Wildcats baseball program were drafted in the
1976 Major League Baseball Draft
First round selections
The following are the first round picks in the 1976 Major League Baseball draft.
''*'' Did not sign
Other notable Selections
''*'' Did not sign
Background
The 1976 Arizona State University team, considered by ma ...
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References
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College World Series seasons
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Western Athletic Conference baseball champion seasons
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